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Meeting 2025-09-11

Metrolinx Board of Directors Meeting - September 11, 2025



Thursday, September 11, 2025

8:00 A.M. – 1:00 P.M.

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Closed Session

1.

Call to Order, Remarks by Chair, and Conflicts 3 minutes (8:00 – 8:03 a.m.)

Chair

2.

Safety Briefing 2 minutes (8:03 – 8:05 a.m.)

Corporate Secretary's Office

3.

CEO/Board In Camera Session 60 minutes (8:05 – 9:05 a.m.)

Board and CEO

4.

In Camera Item 10 minutes (9:05 – 9:15 a.m.)

Jennifer Gray / Michael Lindsay

5.

In Camera Items 20 minutes (9:15 – 9:35 a.m.)

Various

6.

In Camera Items 30 minutes (9:35 – 10:05 a.m.)

Various

BREAK 15 minutes (10:05 - 10:20 a.m.)

Public Session

7.

Call to Order and Land Acknowledgment 1 minute (10:20 – 10:21 a.m.)

Chair

8.

Safety Moment 4 minutes (10:21 – 10:25 a.m.)

Martin Gallagher

9.

Chair’s Remarks 10 minutes (10:25 – 10:35 a.m.)

Chair

10.

CEO’s Report 10 minutes (10:35 – 10:45 a.m.)

Michael Lindsay

11.

Rapid Transit Capital Projects Progress 10 minutes (10:45 – 10:55 a.m.)

Andrew Hope

12.

GO & UP Capital Projects Progress 10 minutes (10:55 – 11:05 a.m.)

Paul Judge

13.

Enjoy the Ride 10 minutes (11:05 – 11:15 a.m.)

Mark Childs

14.

Quarterly Reports 3 minutes (11:15 – 11:18 a.m.)

Daniela Aubry

Martin Gallagher

Sean Fuller

Fay Pittman

14.5 Capital Projects - Rapid Transit

Andrew Hope

14.6 Capital Projects - GO & UP

Richard Walker

Mark Childs

David Jang

BREAK 10 minutes (11:18 - 11:28 a.m.)

Closed Session

15.

Consent Items
2 minutes (11:28 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.)

Alba Taylor

FOR APPROVAL

15.1 - Approval of June 26, 2025 Minutes

15.2 - Approval of July 10, 2025 Minutes

15.3 - Dundas Bus Rapid Transit (DBRT) Preliminary Design Business Case (PDBC)

15.4 - Queen St. - Hwy 7 Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Business Case Report (BCR)

FOR INFORMATION

15.5 - Quarterly Performance Snapshot

16.

Business Items
20 minutes (11:30 - 11:50 a.m.)

Various

17.

Report of Board Standing Committees
35 minutes (11:50 a.m. - 12:25 p.m.)

17.1 Executive Committee
5 minutes (11:50 - 11:55 a.m.)

Nick Simone

17.2 Audit, Finance & Risk Management Committee 5 minutes (11:55 - 12:00 p.m.)

Bryan Davies

17.3 Capital Oversight Committee 5 minutes (12:00 - 12:05 p.m.)

Mary Ellen Bench

17.4 Customer Experience Committee 5 minutes (12:05 - 12:10 p.m.)

Nicole Verkindt

17.5 Governance and Human Resources Committee 5 minutes (12:10 - 12:15 p.m.)

Mary Ellen Bench

17.6 Payments (PRESTO) Committee 5 minutes (12:15 - 12:20 p.m.)

Paul Tsaparis

17.7 Real Estate Committee 5 minutes (12:20 - 12:25 p.m.)

James Dodds

18.

Other Business 5 minutes (12:25 - 12:30 p.m.)

Chair

Executive Sessions

19.

Executive Session 15 minutes (12:30 - 12:45 p.m.)

Board and CEO

20.

Executive Session 15 minutes (12:45 - 1:00 p.m.)

Board Only

21.

Adjournment

Chair